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Driven By COVID Deaths, Life Insurance Payouts See Biggest Jump Since 1918 Flu
Insurance // December 09, 2021

COVID-19 deaths triggered a surge in death benefit payouts by life insurance companies in 2020, increasing by more than 15% over the previous year, according to a Thursday (Dec. 9) Wall Street Journal report. The death payout uptick was the highest year over year since...

Delta Variant Triggers Slowdown On Great Reopening
Coronavirus // August 09, 2021

There was a bit of quiet before the Delta variant stormed, a few months when people ditched masks, filled stadiums and mingled with friends for indoor dining and shopping. Offices nationwide started planning September back-to-the-office dates to align with back-to-school. Life was heading back toward...

Employers Worry About Office Return Mandates As Delta Variant Surges
Coronavirus // July 28, 2021

Companies with office workers returning to in-person offices in the fall might be set back by the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, which have had the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in high-risk scenarios, CNBC...

Mounting Pressure To Push The Vaccine While Protecting SMBs
Coronavirus // July 27, 2021

They tried the carrot — motivating consumers to get their vaccines with free doughnuts, time off from work, discounts on consumer goods. And the incentives, paired with consumers’ overwhelming desire to get back out there to start living their post-pandemic lives, did a good job. As...

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CDC Adds Malta, Moldova, Sweden to Highest-Risk COVID Destinations

December 29, 2021
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have added Malta, Moldova and Sweden to the highest-risk destinations for travel due to COVID-19, CNN reported Wednesday (Dec. 29). The CDC puts a destination at Level 4 when more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents have been registered in the last 28 days. Sweden used to […]

Driven By COVID Deaths, Life Insurance Payouts See Biggest Jump Since 1918 Flu

December 09, 2021
COVID-19 deaths triggered a surge in death benefit payouts by life insurance companies in 2020, increasing by more than 15% over the previous year, according to a Thursday (Dec. 9)...

Delta Variant Triggers Slowdown On Great Reopening

August 09, 2021
There was a bit of quiet before the Delta variant stormed, a few months when people ditched masks, filled stadiums and mingled with friends for indoor dining and shopping. Offices...

Employers Worry About Office Return Mandates As Delta Variant Surges

July 28, 2021
Companies with office workers returning to in-person offices in the fall might be set back by the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, which have had the Centers for Disease Control...